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About John McCarthy
John McCarthy is primarily known for his investigative reporting on the U.S. Virgin Islands. A series of reports beginning in the 1990's revealed that there was everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling. Another report, following Hurricane Hugo in 1989, cited a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) confidential overview that said that over 40 percent of the U.S. Virgin Islands public lives below the poverty line. The Virgin Islands Free Press is the only Caribbean news source to regularly incorporate the findings of U.S. Freedom of Information Act requests. John's articles have appeared in the BVI Beacon, St. Croix Avis, San Juan Star and Virgin Islands Daily News. He is the former news director of WSVI-TV Channel 8 on St. Croix.
Police say a man in Puerto Rico fatally shot 3 people before killing himself
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Police say a man in Puerto Rico fatally shot 3 people before killing himself

SAN JUAN — A man in southwestern Puerto Rico fatally shot his former girlfriend and two members of her family before killing himself, police said. The incident occurred late on Wednesday in the…
Posted by John McCarthy January 28, 2024
CBP Seizes $700K Worth of ‘Genuine’ Fake Chinese Jewelry Sent to Puerto Rico
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

CBP Seizes $700K Worth of ‘Genuine’ Fake Chinese Jewelry Sent to Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers and Import Specialists seized 116 pieces of counterfeit luxury jewelry contained in a single consignment originating from China for infringing intellectual property…
Posted by John McCarthy January 28, 2024
Police say a former Haitian vice-consul has been slain near an airport in Haiti
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Police say a former Haitian vice-consul has been slain near an airport in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A former Haitian vice-consul to the Dominican Republic was gunned down near an airport in northern Haiti, a police official told The Associated Press this week. Claude…
Posted by John McCarthy January 27, 2024
Haitians suffering gang violence are desperate after Kenyan court blocks police force deployment
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Haitians suffering gang violence are desperate after Kenyan court blocks police force deployment

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Radio stations across Haiti got jammed with calls just hours after a court in Kenya blocked the deployment of a U.N.-backed police force to help fight gangs in the…
Posted by John McCarthy January 27, 2024
NASA’s little helicopter on Mars has logged its last flight
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NASA’s little helicopter on Mars has logged its last flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — NASA’s little Mars helicopter has flown its last flight. The space agency announced Thursday that the 4-pound (1.8-kilogram) chopper named Ingenuity can no longer fly because of rotor blade…
Posted by John McCarthy January 27, 2024
American founder of Haitian orphanage sexually abused 4 boys, prosecutor says
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American founder of Haitian orphanage sexually abused 4 boys, prosecutor says

DENVER (AP) — An American founder of a Haitian orphanage forced four boys who lived in the institution to engage in sexual acts more than a decade ago, a prosecutor said Friday.…
Posted by John McCarthy January 27, 2024
Cops instruct you what to do if you are a victim of crime
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Cops instruct you what to do if you are a victim of crime

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department is currently investigating multiple robberies that have occurred in the downtown area of St. Thomas. "It is of great importance to report…
Posted by John McCarthy January 26, 2024
Firefighters battle 3-alarm structural fire at Altona & Welgunst in St. Thomas
Posted inBreaking News Police News St. Thomas News

Firefighters battle 3-alarm structural fire at Altona & Welgunst in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Firefighters from Hotel Co. responded to a structural fire at 200-6H Altona & Welgunst in St. Thomas at 5:45 p.m. Thursday, Virgin Islands Fire and Emergency Medical…
Posted by John McCarthy January 26, 2024
Report finds 93 US deaths after cosmetic surgery in Dominican Republic since 2009
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Report finds 93 US deaths after cosmetic surgery in Dominican Republic since 2009

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — U.S. health officials say 93 Americans have died after cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic since 2009, with many of the recent deaths involving a procedure…
Posted by John McCarthy January 26, 2024
Bids Due For Mahogany Road Project
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Bids Due For Mahogany Road Project

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Public Works is soliciting proposals from qualified and licensed contractors to complete roadway improvements to Mahogany Road-Ethel McIntosh Memorial Drive on St. Croix.…
Posted by John McCarthy January 26, 2024

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